INDEX TO THE FEDERALIST. Achaan League Achaeans. They abandoned the experiment of plural prætors Amphictyonic Council - Annapolis. Extract from the recommendation of the meeting at, in Sept., 1786 spasia Assemblies. Objections to numerous, [see "House of Representatives."] - 224, 236, 237 Athens, Archons of 236-237 - 255 - 180 Bankruptcy. [See "Constitution."] Provision of the Constitution concerning it - 171 - 179 Bills of Rights. In their origin, stipulations between kings and subjects "Coalition." The word used in a good sense 211, 234 17, 20 A source of contention between the separate States, and would be among Policy of prohibitory regulations in regard to it, on the part of the United Intimacy between its interests, and those of Agriculture Confederacies. Inexpediency of dividing the Union into three or four separate confed- 169 14-17 Probable number of separate confederacies in the event of disunion 47-48 tion Confederate Republic, defined Tendency of the Federal principle to moderation in Government Confederation, The. Its insufficiency to the preservation of the Union Picture of the public distress under it Its great and radical vice, legislation for communities instead of persons, [see Difference between a league and a Government 55, 56 Want of a sanction to its laws State contributions by quotas, a fundamental error in it- Want of a power to regulate Commerce, another defect in it Anti-republican character of the requisition, in certain cases, of a vote exceeding Want of a judiciary power, a crowning defect of the Confederation 85 Confederation, The- The organization of Congress, another. Perilous tendency of a single legisla- Want of popular consent to it, another defect in it Page. - 87 It acknowledges the necessity of strength in the Federal power- 86 Answer to the question, on what principle is it to be superseded, without the Congress. [See "Constitution," "States," "Public Pebt."] Extracts from the recom- - Its power concerning territory, &c. belonging to the United States Connecticut. Provision in her constitution concerning elections One branch of her legislature so constituted, that cach member of it is elected by Has no constitutional provision for jury trial, in either criminal or civil cases 343, 344 The plan of the Union aims only at a partial consolidation - Constitution of the United States. [See "Confederation," - 249 47-48 Answer to an objection drawn from the extent of country 48-52 77, 78 87-90 90-94 100, 101, 163 Answer to the objection, that it cannot operate without the aid of a military force 102-108 Why the execution of it will probably be popular 103, 104 Laws under it, as to the enumerated and legitimate objects of its jurisdiction, 104, 105 Number and inconsistency of the objections to it 146, 147 Most of the capital objections to it lie with ten-fold weight against the Confede- ration - Its conformity to republican principles 147, 148 Analogy between the mode of appointments under it, and under the State Neither a National nor a Federal Constitution, but a composition of both 151-154 The power of defining and punishing offences on the high seas - - 168 - 168 Power of regulating commerce - - 169 Powers to coin money, to punish counterfeits, and to regulate weights and measures 170 Power to exercise exclusive legislation over a District not exceeding ten miles - 172 Power concerning treason - 173 Power of admitting new States - 173 Power concerning territory, &c., belonging to the United States - 174 Obligation to guaranty a republican form of government to every State of the Obligation concerning public debts prior to the adoption of the Constitution 174-176 Page. Constitution of the United States- Obligation concerning amendments Provision concerning the ratification by nine States - 177 - 177 Question, what relation is to exist between the nine or more ratifying States, - 173 Disabilities of the States, created by the Constitution 179-181 Power given by it to Congress, to make all laws, necessary and proper for exe- 181-183 Four other possible alternatives, which the Constitution might have adopted 181, 182 - 183 183 187 Oath, &c. of officers, &c. to support the Constitution - Its provisions concerning the proper degree of separation between the legislative, Peculiar division under it, of the power surrendered by the people Answer to the objection, that it contains no Bill of Rights In the sense, and to the extent contended for, Bills of Rights are unnecessary, Omission of a provision concerning the liberty of the press, defended Answer to an objection to the Constitution, founded on the remoteness of the Contracts. Laws in violation of private contracts, a source of collision between the se- Convention at Philadelphia in 1787 The difficulties it must have experienced in the formation of a proper plan 138-149 Another, making the partition between the authority of the General Govern- Its authority to propose a mixed constitution Its plan, only recommendatory One particular, in which it has departed from the tenor of its commission 157, 158 Copy Rights. Power of the Constitution concerning them Provision in her constitution concerning the separation of the legislative, execu- - Number of Representatives in the more numerous branch of her legislature Departments of power. [See "States," under their several titles.] - 172 · 349 The partition among them to be maintained, not by exterior provisions, but by Page. District. Exclusive legislation of Congress over one, not exceeding ten miles square- 172 Economy another" An idea of, "The money saved from one object may be usefully applied to Europe. Her arrogant pretensions Expense of the new Government - 253 - 349 - The various and unequal distribution of property, the most common and dura- Geometry. Why its principles are received without difficulty 34 - 273 Georgia. Provision in her constitution, concerning the separation of the legislative, executive, and judiciary powers Number of Representatives in the more numerous branch of her legislature Gold and Silver. Principle on which the States are inhibited to make any thing else a The danger of fettering it with restrictions which cannot be observed Remarkable feature of every government reported by ancient history, which was The reason of it 144, 145 Ought to control the passions, and to be controlled by the reason, of the public- 205 Wise kings will always be served by able ministers The true test of a good government, is its aptitude and tendency to produce a The general genius of a government is all that can be substantially relied on for Great Britain. [See "Standing Armies."] Her government The House of Commons The House of Lords Why the king's power of an absolute negative on bills, has been long disused - 277 power Grotius, cited. [Note.] - 194, 195 - 349 High Seas. The power under the Constitution of defining and punishing offences on Argument in their favour derived from the time they afford a Representative for acquiring the requisite information The ratio of Representation House of Representatives- Its proposed number of members defended Page. 222-229 . 225 229-233 236 - 236 Provision of the Constitution concerning the ineligibility of its members, under Imputed tendency of the plan for the House of Representatives, to elevate the - Provision for the future augmentation of its members, considered Why more than a majority ought not to be required for a quorum - Less likely than local legislatures to be partial to particular interests Why it ought to have no power in the formation of treaties Why it ought to have no power in the appointment of Federal officers power over a man's support, is a power over his will Hume, David. Citation from his essays Impeachments. [See "Senate," "Judiciary," "States," under their several titles.] 295, 317 · 170 Jefferson, Thomas. Cited to show the evils in the Constitution of Virginia, arising from His idea of a convention for correcting breaches of it Jenkinson, Charles. His remarks introductory to his bill for regulating the commerce Judiciary. [See "Jury Trial.”] Objections to constituting the Supreme Court, a tribunal, either singly, or joint- - 202 81 263-266 312 312 Vindication of its power to pronounce legislative acts void, because contrary to 313-315 The independence of the Judges essential, and why 312-317 - These objections answered - Omission of a provision for removing them on account of inability defended These classes of cases compared with the particular powers given by the Con- Distribution of authority in the Judicial Department Statement of objections to the Supreme Court having undivided power of final The power in Congress of constituting inferior courts, considered 327 327 The original jurisdiction of Supreme Court confined to two classes of causes 328, 329 Summary view of the authority of the Supreme Court 329-330 330 Such jurisdiction does not abolish trial by jury · 330 Whether the State courts are to have concurrent jurisdiction in regard to causes 331-333 |